Ada Cacciatore is a dancer, performer and choreographer from Italy. She began her professional dance training at "Accademia Nazionale di Danza" in Rome, where she received her B.A. She attended several summer intensives, including Random Dance Company, Phoenix Dance Theater and Nederlands Dans Theater at The Place in London and she was also selected to participate in Alonzo King Lines Ballet Summer Intensive. She continued her study at The Ailey school and completed her Independent Study Program. Ms. Cacciatore has performed works by many choreographers, including Max Luna lll, Lanette Alvarez, Donald Byrd, Darshan Singh Bhuller, Amaury Lebrun, Lakay Worrell, Sidra Bell, Kevin A. Joseph, Nicola Iervasi, Kevin Albert and Stefanie Batten Bland. Recently she choreographed for Asbcompany under the direction of Sônia Melo. She is very excited to join ADC as an intern.

Kelley Young is a recent graduate of the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, and is currently a working actor and performer in New York. As a veteran to the stage, she has been performing in professional musical theatre productions since the age of ten. Her love of all aspects in the performing arts is evident in her passion for dance, singing, and acting. She began her journey in Oratory as a three time National winner in Oratory. As a classically trained dancer she was later recognized for her choreography, as a two time National winner for the Reflections Arts Program. After choreographing, and assistant directing with a Southeastern performing arts company, known as the Atlanta Workshop Players, Kelley took the leap to New York City to continue her education in the arts. She plans to further develop her choreographic and directing skill set in hopes of establishing her own dance company.

Mercedes Lewis has a B.A. in philosophy and minor in dance from West Virginia University. She is a native of Atlanta, GA, where she began her dance training at Decatur School of Ballet at the age of three years old. She also enjoys performing all styles of dance, especially ballet, jazz, modern, and hip hop dance. She has been choreographing for the past 10 years and extremely enjoys, and appreciates watching her dancers express their emotions through the movements she has created on stage. She has choreographed multiple contemporary dance pieces for WVU and Barry University dance program in Miami, FL. This past year she had the opportunity to perform, and train with Staibdance in Italy. Mercedes is thrilled to join the ADC team and learn about what it takes for a successful dance company to thrive in NYC.

Stephanie Torres “Seeing my friend perform at her recital, made me want to try dance. Then, after I took one class on Jazz dance, I loved it ever since.” Stephanie Torres is a Global Business major attending her senior year at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ. Stephanie danced at Attitude Dance Academy in Hopatcong, NJ from 2003-2010. Stephanie did a summer internship at Cultured Movement, a dance studio that offers free dance classes to children in the New York area. Here she learned firsthand how to brand and market the company, frequently helping with their fundraisers and events to help raise money for the youth program. During her free time, she practices dance at Ripley-Grier Studios with Ksyn Cason, in New York City. Her goal is to learn more about the dance community from the previous dance companies she’s worked with, as well as any future endeavors.

My name is Yasmine Nunez and I am a current senior at LIU Brooklyn majoring in Psychology with hopes of attending graduate school for Childhood Education. I've been dancing since the age of three and attended dance classes regularly at Broadway Dance Center and Mark Morris. Although I'm in pursuit of becoming an educator, dance has always been a major part of my life; a part of my life I am unable to let go. On my free time, it is a priority to take dance classes around the city and improve my dance technique. I decided to join the Amalgamate dance company as an intern to learn more about the fundraising and development aspect of the company as well as having the opportunity to be a part of something that is irreplaceable in my heart - dance!